When comparing TeleMessage vs Discord, the Slant community recommends Discord for most people. In the question“What is the best team chat software?”Discord is ranked 2nd while TeleMessage is ranked 64th. The most important reason people chose Discord is:

Discord follows the same type of interface design popularised by Slack, which is extremely clean and attractive, and doesn't clutter the interface with unnecessary chrome and cruft.

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Reliable

They've been in the messaging business for over 15 years. Not a start-up, and use carrier-grade infrastructure.

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APIs

They offer a bunch of APIs that you can integrate with own apps to automate messaging.

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Desktop and mobile software

While the solution includes an app, messages can also be sent from a computer or Outlook. It can send data messages, text messages, voice messages, etc (as long as there are enough message credits).

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Administrative access

An organization's mobile messaging can be managed by an administrator. That means admins can add, delete or suspend users and enforce messaging policies.

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It's secure

TeleMessage uses end-to-end encryption, with an additional encryption layer while data is in transit. It also offers a bunch of other security features such as PIN lock, time limited messaging and forward locking.

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User friendly

Discord follows the same type of interface design popularised by Slack, which is extremely clean and attractive, and doesn't clutter the interface with unnecessary chrome and cruft.

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Free for unlimited users

Unlimited amount of users.

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Can be used in browser

Users can invite others to join a Discord channel via a web link, which means no installation is required to use the software - which is one of the big typical barriers to entry for social software.

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Easy setup

You can quickly send invites to people and they can join in using the web client without having to create an account or install the app.

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Good 1-click invite system

Discord allows inviting people to a specific channel with a link. Links can be set to expire. Low effort/passive invite mechanics.

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Open source bots and management tools

Discord has a wide variety of bots for things from airhorn noises to automated server management, to leveling systems for chat. The bot API is open and there are dedicated sites for finding bots.

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Game integration

Discord shows which game each user is currently playing, which among other things helps users to form PUGs with minimal hassle.

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Supports video and text communication

Behaves and looks like Slack for regular text channels, but with the ability to create voice channels as well

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Has low-latency VoIP support

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Android app has push notifications

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Syntax highlighting and Markdown support

The support is limited but still exists. It's a killer feature for dev teams.

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Familiar for Slack users

For those that are used to the way Slack (a similar chat client) works, Discord will be familiar in its use, which lowers the learning curve quite a bit for those that have switched or tried Slack before.

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Numerous controls for setting member roles.

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DDoS mitigation

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Ability to thread channels

Ability to create channel categories for channels to sit inside of.

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Ability to create bots

Discord provides an API for creating custom bots.

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Friendly payment policy

Free account have no tangible restrictions.Premium account is just a way to say "thank you" to developers. And it work for all servers of discord (not as in slack). And it can be purchased by one who wants. In contrast to Slask, where all active members of the server should be "premium".

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Language localization

Have localization for many language, including Russian.

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Dark theme out of the box

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Does not allow NSFW related things to be posted unless in a NSFW channel

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Cons

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No self-hosting avaliable

Discord is wholly hosted by Discord (the company), you cannot run private instances, and all servers are hosted on their infrastructure. For most people, this won't really impact their usage.

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Proprietary software

Discord is closed-source, meaning their code isn't available for inspection or reproduction

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Developer's previous company was sued for privacy violations, among other things

Can change "Now Playing" status to something inappropriate

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